The day after a snowstorm, high school freshman Shaun Ouillette vanishes. His mother searches for three desperate weeks. But when an anonymous letter leads detectives into the frozen woods, they make a discovery that will tear the small town apart.

After Christmas shopping, 18-year-old Linda Velzy vanishes into upstate New York's frozen landscape. The primary suspect refuses to talk to detectives, so Linda's father hatches a desperate plan. But temperatures are dropping and time is running out.

Days before Christmas, a pastor finds bartender Robbie Schmidt strangled in the snow. Robbie's family is shocked when suspicion falls on his closest friend. But as winters come and go, detectives fear they will never catch the killer.

In the middle of a cold January night, a family of four is murdered in their home. As fear grips the small town of Evansville, Indiana, detectives launch a desperate manhunt for a deranged killer. But will they be too late?